Yvonne Staples
Donald Johnson Cox
Donald Johnson Cox went home to be with the Lord on April 8, 2018, surrounded by his loving family.
Don was born in Chattooga County, Ga. on August 23, 1931 and was raised in the Berryton Community. He was preceded in death by his parents, Georgia and Shamblin Cox, his sister, Sally Treadaway, and her husband, Claude. He joined the United States Navy at the age of 17 and served in the Pacific region during the Korean War. Don retired from the Plumbers and Pipefitters Local Union #72 after a long and successful career as a pipefitter. He attended Garden Lakes Baptist Church for many years and developed many cherished friendships there.
Most of all, Don was an extremely devoted family man. He was a dedicated and loving husband to his wife, Patsy Cox, to whom he was married for more than 47 years. Don enjoyed hosting gatherings of family and friends at his home, where he prepared and shared many good meals. Don never met a stranger, and he believed no story should be left untold. He enjoyed talking to people and sharing his stories wherever he went. Don was a proud member of the Shorter Ave. Krystal Breakfast Club, where he would be found most mornings, sharing a story and a meal with his treasured friends.
Don is survived by his loving wife, Pasty Price Cox; daughters, Luanne Early and Michelle (David) Stewart; son, Todd (Michele) Penny; nephew, Bruce (Diane) Price; grandchildren, Amanda Early, Grace and Sam Stewart, Madeline Rose and A.J. Penny, and Jamie Horton; he was a proud greatgrandfather to Katie, Kealan, Tyler, and Matthew; several special cousins and his beloved dog, Bilbo, who misses him greatly, also survive.
Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 11, 2018, at Garden Lakes Baptist Church with Dr. Jimmy Gentry and Dr. Dan Whitaker officiating. Interment will be held at Georgia National Cemetery in Canton, Ga. on Thursday. The family will receive friends from 1:00 p.m. until the service hour on Wednesday at Garden Lakes Baptist Church, 2200 Redmond Cir., Rome, Ga. 30165.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Garden Lakes Baptist Church, 2200 Redmond Cir., Rome, Ga. 30165, and to the Rome Floyd Humane Society, 518 Broad Street, Rome, Ga. 30161.
Pallbearers include A.J. Penny, Sam Stewart, Daniel Echols, David Stewart, Bruce Price, Scott Treadaway, Michael Price, Mark Avery, and Noel Carper.
Honorary pallbearers include Herman Brock, Bobby Compton, Bill Donvits, Sam Holsomback, Lamar Paul, and Jim Long.
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It is with great sadness that the family of Robin King Brown announces her death on April 4, 2018. She was born in Rome, Ga. on July 1, 1961 and was predeceased by her parents, George King and Joyce W. Harrison, and her daughter, Kristie Anne King. Robin will be lovingly remembered by her son, Jeremy (Tabatha) King, of Rome; her brother, Ricky King, of Rome; her sisters, Kathy (Don) Myers and Michelle (Scott) Holcomb, of Alabama; her three grandchildren, Gabriel, Cameron, Samantha, and her fourth, Olivia, who will be arriving soon. She will also be lovingly remembered by many nieces and nephews. A private memorial will be held on Friday, April 13, 2018.
Henderson & Sons Funeral Home, South Chapel, makes this announcement for the family.
Mr. Bobby Dean Lindsey Sr., age 80, of Lindale, passed away on Sunday, April 8, 2018, at his residence.
Funeral services will be held on Thursday, April 12, 2018, at 2 p.m. in the Chapel at Henderson & Sons Funeral Home, South Chapel, with the Rev. Donald Lindsey, the Rev. Jackson Davis, and the Rev. Don Jenkins officiating. Interment will follow in Floyd Memory Gardens.
The family will receive friends at Henderson & Sons Funeral Home, South Chapel, on Wednesday from 5 until 7 p.m. At other hours, they will be at their respective residences.
Henderson & Sons Funeral Home, South Chapel, has charge of the funeral arrangements. Sylvester Elkins Sr.
Mr. Sylvester Elkins Sr., age 82, of Rome, Ga. transitioned April 7, 2018. Services for Mr. Sylvester Elkins Sr. will be held Friday, April 13, 2018, at 12:30 p.m. at F.K. Jones Funeral Home in Peek Chapel. Please keep the family lifted up in prayer.
Care and direction entrusted to F.K. Jones Funeral Home.
CHICAGO (AP) — Yvonne Staples, whose voice and business acumen powered the success of the Staple Singers, her family’s hit-making gospel group that topped the charts in the early 1970s with the song “I’ll Take You There,” has died. She was 80.
Staples died Tuesday at home in Chicago.
She performed with her sisters Mavis and Cleotha and their father, Pops, on hits such as “Respect Yourself” and “I’ll Take You There,” their first No. 1 hit. The family was also active in civil rights, the Chicago Sun-Times reported.
Yvonne Staples wasn’t as interested in singing as the rest of her family but stepped in when her brother Pervis left for the military, according to family friend Bill Carpenter. She also helped her father with business tasks, Carpenter said.
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